Jesus to ad 500 By josephpalomino 42 BCE ST. john the apostle travels to Ephesus with virgin marry 34 BCE conversion of st Paul 33 BCE The resurrection the Jesus Christ 33 BCE Pentecost 33 BCE the apostles sperad the gosple 33 BCE St. Stephen Martyred Period: 27 BCE to 180 Pax Romanna 44 St. James the Apostle is martyred; his body is secretly buried in Spain 46 St. Paul begins missionary journeys to Galatia, Greece, Syria, and other places. 49 council of Jerusalem. 64 Persecution of Christians begins under Roman emperor Nero. 354 354 - Birth of St. Augustine 360 Books begin to replace scrolls 382 Pope Damasus asks St. Jerome to translate the Gospels into Latin. 405 St Jerome complete his translation of the Old Testament 410 St. Augustine begins writing The City of God. 432 St. Patrick sets out to spread the Gospel in Ireland 480 Birth of St. Benedict Period: 500 to 1000 ad 500-1000